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Snapdragon 🍉 @sunsetsnapdragon.bsky.social · 1d

They are cool! Great designs. Love the line work ♡

Snapdragon 🍉 @sunsetsnapdragon.bsky.social · 4d

Bigger boys means they need a bigger area! Their upstairs enclosure has been upgraded, so they can hang out with me while I work and play video games. In a couple weeks, they can wander the whole house with the big cats.

Little Tumbleweed (Maurice) and Brambleberry (Barry)! 🐈 🐈‍⬛️

A larger enclosure made from plastic and wire square panels, it is 5 by 4 by 4 with a little alcove for their water bowl. Two small kittens play inside

Blurry black and orange kittens wrestling

Blurry orange and black kittens wrestling

Blurry kittens wrestling. Maurice has super flat ears as he bites Barry's paw 🐾

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Snapdragon 🍉 @sunsetsnapdragon.bsky.social · 4d

I actually lost my previous heart cat (Beez) as I was in the process of saving Mal 4 years ago. She was 18 when she passed, had a really great life. I miss her. Mal helps heal my heart every day ♡

Snapdragon 🍉 @sunsetsnapdragon.bsky.social · 4d

This is my heart cat, Malaya Garnet. Mal for short. She was in my third foster litter, and I struggled to save her for about 2-3 weeks, but we came out victorious! She is a forever kitten and only grew to about 6.9 lbs, so she's super comfortable to hold. She is 4 this year and I love her very much!

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Snapdragon 🍉 @sunsetsnapdragon.bsky.social · 10d

6 weeks old!! These boys are thriving and having such a good time. They got to move into the older kitten enclosure (aka Jahiera's House) so they have more space to scamper. Next week they will get scheduled for their first vaccinations ♡

Tux kitten, Barry, looking at the camera with all his white whiskers pointed forward.

Orange kitten, Maurice, looking like a lion cub with his round features and big eyes.

Maurice chillin on my lap, looking a bit concerned with one ear cocked.

Barry LOOKING! His eyes are turning golden and he looks so fuzzy.

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Snapdragon 🍉 @sunsetsnapdragon.bsky.social · 13d

The boys had their very first churu today! They loved it, and Barry would like some more, please!
They are learning how to do big hid stuff, like scamper and wash. Very good boys ♡

Barry, the 5 week old tuxedo kitten, yells for more churu.

Maurice, the orange kitten, looking at the camera.

Maurice, the orange kitten, learns to wash his face.

Orange and tuxedo kittens looking at the camera. Maurice licks his chops, and Barry asks for more churu.

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Snapdragon 🍉 @sunsetsnapdragon.bsky.social · 18d

Soft blanket time! They are now longer super poopy, so i think we had just hit the tail end of their illness when Maurice tested positive for panleuk. I might have been treating it the whole 3 weeks before that... I'm glad we got antibiotics when we did.

Anyway, the boys are doing great ♡♡♡

Maurice (orange) and Barry (tux) snuggled in a super soft green patterned blanket i got, especially for them. They are looking older now, 5 weeks or so, big ears, cat shaped and expressive eyes. Barry has a constantly dirty face from learning how to bite food instead of nursing on it. Good boys ♡

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Snapdragon 🍉 @sunsetsnapdragon.bsky.social · 18d

I'm so sorry...
Thank you for doing everything you could to save him. He is so loved.

Snapdragon 🍉 @sunsetsnapdragon.bsky.social · 19d

Come on, Zack. Good energy, little man.

I'm so glad he has you, and I hope he pulls through and improves ♡

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Snapdragon 🍉 @sunsetsnapdragon.bsky.social · 19d

For sure. I can also get involved in TNR with my shelter too. I'm disabled so a lot of things are difficult, but I love working to improve the welfare of my local cats and kittens ♡

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Snapdragon 🍉 @sunsetsnapdragon.bsky.social · 20d

Very lucky! Unfortunately, I can't foster for another year or so.

My bottle babies were unvaccinated, so I'm thinking that's what happened with Robin even though the test was negative. Supportive care for 3 weeks...
The boys seem to have dodged the worst of it.

I have a vendetta against panleuk.

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Snapdragon 🍉 @sunsetsnapdragon.bsky.social · 20d

My shelter gave me her ashes and made her a clay memorial paw 🐾

She's my cat, and I'll always have her in my heart ❤️

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Snapdragon 🍉 @sunsetsnapdragon.bsky.social · 20d

That's also true!
I'm just glad it's less of a death sentence than I was originally led to believe. My boys seem to be doing just fine ♡

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Snapdragon 🍉 @sunsetsnapdragon.bsky.social · 20d

Yeah, I've had a run-in with panleuk before with a group of 7 (also claimed, and we saved 5 of them). Some of the symptomatic ones didn't test positive and some of the asymptomatic ones did. I don't think we know as much about panleuk as we think. It's a tricky virus.

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Snapdragon 🍉 @sunsetsnapdragon.bsky.social · 20d

Baby boys still learning how to eat. Barry still prefers syringe food, he doesn’t really understand bowl. Maurice goes swimming in the bowl and gets it all over the place.

He's telling me all about it.

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Snapdragon 🍉 @sunsetsnapdragon.bsky.social · 22d

Good luck! Table looks great ^^

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Snapdragon 🍉 @sunsetsnapdragon.bsky.social · 22d

It's rough when you have to make a call like that. The best place for them is with mom, so it’s a real dilemma... you made the best call you could, and you can only be so fast.
My bottle babies were safe inside, and I STILL lost one. Kittens are so fragile.

You're still my hero, and theirs too.

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Snapdragon 🍉 @sunsetsnapdragon.bsky.social · 22d

This is my favorite. I love when they do this! ♡♡♡

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Snapdragon 🍉 @sunsetsnapdragon.bsky.social · 22d

I'm so glad to see him doing well!! Go Zack! Lol he's cleaning those little beans like a big kid ♡♡♡

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Snapdragon 🍉 @sunsetsnapdragon.bsky.social · 23d

My tiny sons are doing great today! They ate good and got their medications. Now they are vibing on their heat pad. Barry is still pretty small, but he is so strong, like his sister was ♡

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Snapdragon 🍉 @sunsetsnapdragon.bsky.social · 23d

So pretty! I love that chunky snoot ♡

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Snapdragon 🍉 @sunsetsnapdragon.bsky.social · 23d

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Pictures of orange Maurice and tuxedo Barry being cozy on heat pads. They are pretty comfortable even though they don't feel great. Well, Maurice feels fine, actually. He eats like a champ and loves to purr. Barry is receiving all the care I can muster.
I have hope he will live ♡

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Snapdragon 🍉 @sunsetsnapdragon.bsky.social · 23d

My sons are doing well... despite another unfortunate situation. Maurice tested positive for panleuk.. My shelter doesn't have the resources to treat it right now, so they wanted to euthanize.

They gave me the option to claim them and treat it myself, though, so here we are. We got the good meds!

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Snapdragon 🍉 @sunsetsnapdragon.bsky.social · 23d

She was so powerful. Her little body couldn't contain her mighty spirit. ♡

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Snapdragon 🍉 @sunsetsnapdragon.bsky.social · 24d

Robin kept going for a long time, but unfortunately, we lost her this morning. She has been losing weight for weeks, and it was a struggle to keep her hydrated and fed.

She was not alone when she passed, we were with her and she knew how much we love her. She is my little grey torta forever. ♡♡♡

Tiny scrunkly, Robin chilling on the heat pad last night, looking small and tired. She has beautiful long fur, just washed and dried.

Another angle on Robin and a tiny Barry behind her in the heat pad cave. Robin looks regal and dignified with long wavy fur and pretty tan torty markings.

Robin's little face and shining dark eyes. She is so tired from fighting. I wish we had more time, but her 3 weeks with me were filled with love. I'll remember her always.

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